Construction industry

If you are also interested in gardening in connection with building a house, the guide "The natural garden - ecological garden design made easy" published by the Marzahn-Hellersdorf district authority provides some helpful tips on the right planting and maintenance of the garden. Among other things, the guide shows that a near-natural design is advisable in order to create a small...

Experts from Fraunhofer IBP and a team of experts from the software and consulting company msg GillardonBSM AG have jointly developed a software prototype that combines the life cycle assessment and the overall economic calculation of buildings. Special software from Fraunhofer IBP will initially be used for this purpose. "The key figures of all relevant components such as...

The "Digital Prize of the Vogel Foundation Dr. Eckernkamp" has now been awarded to a team led by Prof. Dr. Christian Fischer and doctoral student Hannah Drenkard from the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (FHWS). The team is researching the resistance of concrete to chlorides from de-icing salts or seawater. Prof. Dr. Christian Fischer and Hannah Drenkard (Faculty of Architecture...

The German Association for the Protection of Home Builders (BSB) criticizes the fact that consumers have to take on huge debts to build a house and that soon only the rich will be able to afford it. Some consumers have already postponed their plans indefinitely or do not want to realize them at all. The BSB therefore welcomes the real estate transfer tax reform announced by Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner....

The Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB) is promoting barrier-reduction measures with its "Age-Appropriate Conversion" program. To this end, it is providing private building owners and tenants with 75 million euros via KfW. In addition to older people and people with limited mobility, families with children can also take advantage of the funding.

Interested parties can visit the "DACH+HOLZ International" trade fair in Cologne (Messeplatz 1) until Friday, July 8. There will be 300 exhibitors from 23 countries on site. On Wednesday, July 6, the "future sisters" will address the question "Women in the trades - why not?" The program with various lectures and discussion rounds starts at 10 am. A...

According to the "ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research", the shortage of materials on construction sites has reached its highest level since 1991. In May, 56.6 percent of companies in the building construction sector complained about material shortages, while 44.8 percent of companies in the civil engineering sector did so. The shortage of materials is due in particular to the war in Ukraine. Companies are currently particularly short of...

The real estate associations would like to support the German government in its efforts to build 400,000 new apartments per year, 100,000 of which are publicly subsidized. "The German government has our full support in its goal of creating 400,000 new apartments every year during this legislative period. Because the framework conditions have once again deteriorated considerably due to massive...

The Managing Director of the German Construction Industry Association (zdb), Felix Pakleppa, does not expect the 400,000 apartments targeted by the German government to be built this year. "With around 293,400 new apartments completed last year, we fell well short of expectations and the forecast. Unfortunately, we have to assume that there will be...

At the PCI Alpine Cup in Augsburg, 14 young tilers from 14 nations will be competing against each other from Thursday, July 7 to Friday, July 8. Philip Großkopf from Flensburg and Malte Laurich from Vreden will be competing for Germany. The two already won the PCI Alpine Cup last year and now want to defend their titles. The two have already demonstrated their skills at the...